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1
The ozone layer restricts
Ultraviolet radiation
Infrared radiation
X-rays and gamma rays
Visible light
2
In Australian dollars, how much did Rebel Wilson get awarded, in damages, in a defamation case?
4.5 million
3.5 million
6 million
2 million
3
Who has won the most Wimbledon titles?
Pete Sampras
Steffi Graf
Martina Navratilova
Roger Federer
4
Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion?
Shintoism
Taoism
Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion)
Judaism
5
How many lions are estimated to be left in the wild?
120,000
80,000
40,000
20,000
6
Disney question - who are Daisy Ducks three nieces?
April, May & December
April, May & June
April, May & July
April, May & January
7
Which team won the wooden spoon for the 2017 AFL season?
Brisbane Lions
Carlton Blues
Gold Coast Suns
Fremantle Dockers
8
The Capital of New Zealand is?
Auckland
Cairns
Wellington
Queenstown
9
Which Ed Sheeran song starts; 'The club isn't the best place to find a lover, so the bar is'
Thinking Out Loud
Perfect
Shape of You
Galway Girl
10
Who is the Roman goddess of love and beauty?
Venus
Ceres
Luna
Prosperina
11
Pick the correct spelling:
Parallel
Paralell
Parellel
Parrallel
12
Blue Mountain Coffee comes from where?
Kenya
Jamaica
Colombia
Costa Rica
13
The last Soccer world cup was won by?
France
Germany
Brazil
Spain
14
Emerald is the birth stone for which month?
April
June
May
January
15
Algophobia is the fear of?
Alligators
Pain
Algebra
Algae
16
What is the name of the Bic logo?
Bic Boy
Bic Buddy
Bic Baby
Brainy Bic
17
The highest selling book of all time, with approx 500 million sales is?
Don Quixote
Harry Potter
A Tale of Two Cities
Lord of the Rings
18
In the Chinese Zodiac, which year follows the Rat?
Pig
Panda
Snake
Ox
19
The most poisonous snake in the world is?
Inland Taipan
King Brown Snake
King Cobra
Tiger Snake
20
Literally translated, what does television mean?
Recorded Seeing
Far Seeing
Near Seeing
Depth Seeing
21
How many main islands does New Zealand have?
4
2
1
3
22
In the film 'Forrest Gump', who did Forrest help discover a new way to dance?
Elvis Presley
Fred Astaire
Little Richard
Ginger Rogers
23
Friction can be reduced by changing from
potential energy to kinetic energy
dynamic to static
sliding to rolling
rolling to sliding
24
How old is Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper) from Big Bang Theory in real life?
39
41
44
37
25
Which musical family does the saxophone belong to?
Percussion
Woodwind
Strings
Jazz
26
Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on
June 8
June 18
May 8
May 18
27
Which among the following is the World’s largest Wetland System?
Pantanal (South America)
Camargue (France)
Everglades (USA)
Okavango (Botswana)
28
What was Elvis' biggest hit?
Heartbreak Hotel
Blue Suede Shoes
"Hound Dog"
Suspicious Minds
29
Maths: Which of these is a Prime number?
7
15
4
1010
30
What is the current mens 100m world record time?
9.68s
9.58s
9.51s
9.71s
31
For the Olympics and World Tournaments, the dimensions of basketball court are
28 m x 15 m
28 m x 16 m
27 m x 16 m
26 m x 14 m
32
"Idiot" is a greek word, what is the original meaning of the word?
Not a politician
Being smart
Being stupid
A politician
33
Which author wrote 'Brave New World'?
Grahame Greene
Aldous Huxley
D H Lawrence
Thomas Hardy
34
1. In Greek mythology, Erebus was the God of what?
Forests
Light
Mountains
Darkness
35
In a deck of playing cards, the only king without a moustache is...
King of Spades
Kings of Clubs
King of Hearts
King of Diamonds
36
What was the first James Bond film?
Dr. No
The Man with the Golden Gun
ThunderBall
Skyfall
37
Rowan Atkinson has a degree in?
Mathematics
ICT
Engineering
Physical Education
38
What is it called when the moon blocks out the sun during the day?
Enbola
Eclipse
Envelope
Ellipse
39
First China War was fought between
China and Greece
China and France
China and Egypt
China and Britain
40
Which animal kills the most people in Africa?
Hippopotamus
Buffalo
Lions
Crocodiles
41
What is the highest point on Earth's continental crust?
Everest
Annapurna
K2
Lhotse
42
In the Bible, who was found in a basket among the bullrushes?
Levi
Jonah
Moses
Job
43
Where will the next Winter Olympics be held?
Korea
Japan
Canada
France
44
Which two colours make purple?
Red and Green
Green and Orange
Blue and Yellow
Red and Blue
45
Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world's...
none of the above
longest railway station
highest railway station
largest railway station
46
Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world ?
Mount Everest
Mount McKinley
K2
Mount Cook
47
Which word? The students didn’t know when ……….. teacher was returning.
They're
Where
Their
There
48
What species of bird is Big Bird?
New Zealand Moa
African Ostrich
Australian Emu
South American Rhea
49
Which company is owned by Bill Gates?
Microsoft
Twitter
Snapchat
Facebook
50
Which dinosaur's name means 'roof lizard'?
Triceratops
Stegosaurus
Tyrannosaurus
Pteradactyl
51
What is Arizona's nickname?
The Cooper State
The Golden State
The Grand Canyon State
The Yellow State
52
What language has the most words?
Japanese
Mandarin
Russian
English
53
"Dydd Iau" is Welsh for which day of the week?
Wednesday
Monday
Thursday
Friday
54
How many coloured balls are there in
billiards
?
18
12
10
15
55
Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country?
India
Australia
Fiji
USA
56
Which tree grows from an acorn?
Ash
Birch
Elm
Oak
57
Where is Nantucket?
England
Canada
Australia
USA
58
How many people in a water polo team?
9
3
7
5
59
What colour is worn for funerals in Egypt?
Black
Red
Yellow
Blue
60
Pick the correct spelling:
Hypottenuse
Hypotanuse
Hypotenuse
Hippoppotanus
61
When did the first McDonalds open in Australia?
1953
1983
1976
1971
62
Which social media company hired James Blunt to carry out reviews of its users?
Instagram
Tinder
Facebook
Twitter
63
Where would you find the Sea of Tranquility?
Earth
the Moon
Mars
Venus
64
What is the second highest grossing movie at the US domestic box office?
Wonder Woman
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Beauty and the Beast
65
Who has the most followers on instagram?
Selena Gomez
Justin Bieber
Taylor Swift
Jake Paul
66
What colour is a polar bear's skin?
Pink
Black
Grey
White
67
The 'Michelin Man' is associated with what product?
Books
Sweets
Candles
Tyres
68
What is the capital of Mali called?
Bamako
Tripoli
Kigali
Cairo
69
Which country will lift its ban on woman drivers in June 2018?
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Bahrain
70
After more than 2000 years, in 2017 China allowed the commercial distribution of:
Salt
Rice
Silkworms
Alcohol
71
Which male animal gives birth to babies?
Platypus
Dolphin
Seahorse
Echidna
72
What are the first five digits of pi?
3.1415
3.1451
3.1416
3.1514
73
Who composed 'The Nutcracker'?
Mozart
Tchaikovsky
Beethoven
Handel
74
Entomology is the science that studies...
The origin and history of technical and scientific terms
formation of rocks
Behaviour of human beings
Insects
75
Where will the 2020 olympics be held?
Beijing
Atlanta
Tokyo
Melbourne
76
How many sheets are in a standard roll of toilet paper?
500
100
1000
5000
77
How long are dogs pregnant for?
9 weeks
9 months
9 days
12 months
78
Game of Thrones is based on the book series A song of ice and fire. What is the author's name?
G.R.R Martin
J.R.R Tolkien
Steven King
J.K Rowling
79
2017's highest paid actor on 68 million is who?
Mark Whalberg
Shah Rukh Khan
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Tom Cruise
80
What colour is the black box (flight recorder) on a plane?
Green
Black
Blue
Orange
81
Which fruits are most commonly used to make wine?
Oranges
Strawberries
Grapes
Lemons
82
What pop group had a "Message in a Bottle"
Foster and Allen
Derek Ryan
Sean Wilson
The Police
83
Which is the land of the rising Sun?
Thailand
India
Australia
Japan
84
How many bridges are there across the River Thames, which flows through London?
10
350
150
200
85
Who founded Marvel Comics?
Jack Kirby
Martin Goodman
Stan Lee
Jim Mooney
86
According to the nursery rhyme, who "ran up the hill to fetch a pail of water"?
Little Miss Muffet
Jack and Jill
Humpty Dumpty
The Grand Old Duke of York
87
Eugenics is the study of
people of European origin
altering human beings by changing their genetic components
different races of mankind
genetics of plants
88
What colour is a Grasshoppers blood?
Grey
White
Green
Red
89
Emma Watson has a degree in?
Psychology
English Literature
Economics
Geography
90
When was Peter Rabbit published?
1900
1901
1899
1902
91
What language do Pakistani's speak?
English
Hindi
Sindhi
Nauruan
92
What letter is silent in the word "business"
S
I
U
E
93
The first mobile phone text message was sent in
1986
1992
1996
2001
94
Who painted "Sunday in the Park"
Pierre Bonard
Claude Monet
George Seurat
Henri Rousseau
95
For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?
Physics and Chemistry
Literature, Peace and Economics
All of the above
Physiology or Medicine
96
Which Sporting star was/is known as 'The greatest'?
Ian Thorpe
Cristiano Ronaldo
Muhammad Ali
Sir Donald Bradman
97
Which Italian city has a famous leaning tower?
Rome
Florence
Venice
Pisa
98
Plant and animal cells both have...
Cell Wall
Vacuole
Cell Membrane
Chloroplasts
99
Which boys name means - "he who resembles God"
Brendan
George
Michael
John
100
Which car company makes the Celica?
Mercedes
Hyundai
Nissan
Toyota